First of all....I'll show you the DON'T.
Don't spray plastidip when it's cold. I accidentally sprayed the can when the temps were around 40F outside and it came out chunky and thick. Good thing I can just wait a day and peel it off to start over!
Now I put my cans in hot/warm water to keep the paint warm. The warmer the paint, the finer the mist molecules and the move even the coat. I still think I have a lot of learning to do because I'm not 100% satisfied with the matte appearance compared to real paint or wrapping.
Take a cleaned wheel...or a freshly ripped of Plastidip mistake. LOL
Start with a light coat:
Keep doing it after about 10-15 minutes of set time:
It'll get darker but don't ever let the paint get so thick that you see it go super shiny because it MAY run...
After about 4 light coats and 2 moderately heavy coats I got this:
Now I used a special Gold Plastidip Metalizer which will spray gold flakes all over the black base creating a dark bronze up to gold depending on how many coats you use. I used 3 coats to create this effect:
Wait for the right time to mount...well try to be earlier than this....LOL
And then the final product for a totally different look for winter!
It's hard to catch this finish in light...maybe someday I will find a place with better lighting to work with. I hope I prepped it good enough and sprayed good enough to be durable for the winter as I see how well this product can be torture tested on Youtube. It was a fun project that costed less than $50 and easily reversible. :thumbsup:
Don't spray plastidip when it's cold. I accidentally sprayed the can when the temps were around 40F outside and it came out chunky and thick. Good thing I can just wait a day and peel it off to start over!
Now I put my cans in hot/warm water to keep the paint warm. The warmer the paint, the finer the mist molecules and the move even the coat. I still think I have a lot of learning to do because I'm not 100% satisfied with the matte appearance compared to real paint or wrapping.
Take a cleaned wheel...or a freshly ripped of Plastidip mistake. LOL
Start with a light coat:
Keep doing it after about 10-15 minutes of set time:
It'll get darker but don't ever let the paint get so thick that you see it go super shiny because it MAY run...
After about 4 light coats and 2 moderately heavy coats I got this:
Now I used a special Gold Plastidip Metalizer which will spray gold flakes all over the black base creating a dark bronze up to gold depending on how many coats you use. I used 3 coats to create this effect:
Wait for the right time to mount...well try to be earlier than this....LOL
And then the final product for a totally different look for winter!
It's hard to catch this finish in light...maybe someday I will find a place with better lighting to work with. I hope I prepped it good enough and sprayed good enough to be durable for the winter as I see how well this product can be torture tested on Youtube. It was a fun project that costed less than $50 and easily reversible. :thumbsup: